Every October, I disappear to the province where the internet is poor or completely unavailable. I stay off the grid until December, then return to the city. Ciao!

Slow progress in Build UI : Creating a (UI) for games isn't necessarily difficult; it's more tedious and time-consuming. The real challenge lies in making the UI responsive, intuitive, and performant across different screen sizes. Not final : D #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame #SoloDev #RTS #Godot

#ScreenshotSaturday I've been busy with work lately. This week, I’ve only spent about 2 hours each night working on "Unit Building UI. I want to keep it simple and easy to understand. #GameDev #IndieDev #SoloDev #RTS #Godot

It's been a very busy week at work, currently in the middle of a server upgrade, development on my game project has been a bit slower than usual. That said, I still managed to make some progress! I worked on refining the Cruiser's thruster engine. #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame #SoloDev #RTS #Godot

Never take good suggestions for granted from friends here. After some adjustments, the attack bomber missile launch has been a little bit improved and now wobble. Hopefully, a few more tweaks and we'll have it running smoothly! #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame #SoloDev #RTS #Godot

Datvivar@datvivar.bsky.social · last yr.

Yeah, they need some wobble or something, a period before the thruster kicks in. That would be 😎

Implemented a toggleable Ship Indicator system last night, that allows to selectively display or hide visual markers for Friendly, Mine, and Enemy vessels. This feature is designed to improve tactical awareness and reduce on-screen clutter during high-intensity combat scenarios. #GameDev

Some progress: Attack bomber missiles are already implemented, but it feel a bit bland. Maybe it could follow a curved trajectory before locking onto the main ship to add more visual and realism... #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame #SoloDev #RTS #Godot

𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗕𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿'𝘀 - 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗔𝗜 ! It can now 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝘃𝗮𝗱𝗲 using its 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗴𝘂𝗻. Maybe tomorrow it’ll get its 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗻 𝗮 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗲🚀to take down large ships easily 😅 See the primary weapon doesn’t quite pack enough punch! #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame #SoloDev #RTS #Godot

Not much progress today. I juz tested the game using the Top-Down typical RTS camera along with the new targeting system. Sometimes I win against the AI, sometimes I lose, this time,I lost!😄Also, I managed to fix the stuttering bugs on explsions✌️ #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame #SoloDev #RTS #Godot

Previously, fast-moving units were difficult to target, now, with the new targeting system, any enemy craft within your selection area will be automagically queued as targets for your currently selected ship. Even fast movers can’t escape now! 😈 #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame #SoloDev #RTS #Godot

𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹 is done for the 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗕𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁, now it’s fully armed and ready to rain chaos from the skies. This bird’s not just flying fast, it’s about to unleash its payload for larger ships like it owes someone a sandwich 😆 #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame #SoloDev #RTS #Godot

I'm not entirely sure what went wrong 😅 I had the same number of units, same factions, yet I lost a battle against the AI, but anyway, the engine's lens flare effects are now functioning. ^_^y #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame #SoloDev #RTS #Godot

While the Attack Bomber AI is still underdev, I've added new camera mode. 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗮 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲: The camera will lock onto the ship and follow it from a dynamic perspective for an immersive view of the battle, like you're piloting the ship in real-time : ) #GameDev #IndieDev #SoloDev #RTS #Godot

It's satisfying if you can hear your ship getting hit and even more impactful when it explodes with a powerful sound effects. Adding distinct audio cues for damage and destruction enhances the players immersion and provides immediate feedback during battles. #GameDev #IndieDev #SoloDev #RTS #Godot

Tried to balance the power of weaponry based on ship types, a group of 3 Cruiser ships should be able to defeat a 3 Attack Fighters as Cruiser-Ships are more heavily armed and durable. However, a dozen Attack-Fighters can overpower 3 Cruiser ships... #GameDev #IndieDev #SoloDev #RTS #Godot

How about a swarm of Fast-Attack Fighter-Craft launching a coordinated assault against large enemy warship, striking from all directions to overwhelm its defenses, this isn't the final AI attack mode, it can be improved later : ) Zzzz Zzzz Zzzz 😴 #GameDev #IndieDev #SoloDev #SpaceRTS #Godot

Designing, developing, and implementing a robust Managed Game Network Library is a daunting task, it can be totally mind-boggling and may even lead to hair loss😄But when you need something tailored to your specific needs, you roll your own 😊 #NetworkStack #MultiPlayer #LanGame #UDP/TCP #GameDev

First, I'll wrangle those 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗰𝘀 and wrestle the 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘂 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 into shape, Once that’s behaving, unleash the epicness with 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝘀 and a 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 that makes players Laugh, Cry, or Question our very life existence 😅 #GameDev #IndieDev #SoloDev #SpaceRTS #Godot

Had some free time last night, fixed the Cruiser Class Ship's secondary weapon targeting : ) I couldn't fix it earlier becoz I needed to create debug lines to visualize whether the aiming was correct, 𝗥𝗼𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝘂𝗻 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝘁 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹 is really a pain! #GameDev #IndieDev #SoloDev #Godot #RTS

A huge thank you to all the #GameDev, #IndieDev, #IndieGame, #Developers, #Creators, #Artist, #Bluesky, #Gamers and what's not ^_^y who recently massively added me! Your support means a lot! 𝗜'𝗺 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗮 𝗯𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝘆 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲 ^_^𝘆 Keep crunching peeps 😅 Thanks to you mah dude! yeah u : D

My game's moving slowly this week (ToT), mostly because my day job’s been eating up all my time. Tax season hectic this week, there are numerous financial reports to reconcile at work, numerous report revision needed, Hoping to get back on my gamedev track soon ^_^y #GameDev #SoloDev #IndieDev

When someone asks you a technical question and you're not confident explaining it clearly through text, you create a visual feed instead... because sometimes showing is easier than telling! 😅 ( Immediate Quad Mesh ) #GameDev #SoloDev #Developers #Godot

TrishaDev@trishadev.bsky.social · last yr.

I'm currently learning Godot. What type of node are you using for your laser beam? It doesn't seem to be a Billboard node, yet it appears to face the camera from any angle, regardless of its direction. I'm curious how you're achieving that effect are you using a custom shader?

Come come come KABOOM! 🚀💥 So far the 𝗔𝗜 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗿-𝗖𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁 is almost functional across multiple core modes. These include: 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵,𝗜𝗱𝗹𝗲,𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗲,𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸,𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄,𝗪𝗲𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 😅 #GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev #SoloDev #Godot #RTS

I made some tweak to it's physics and now the transition is much smoother. It no longer feels like you're just bumping a car, instead, the movement flows seamlessly. Before, it had this hard snapping effect : ) but now it's more refined and fluid. #GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev #SoloDev #Godot #RTS

Promise final post about this laser setup thingy 😄 Now I want to work and see how the Fast-Attack Bomber craft take out a large unit with its missiles! 🚀 #GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev #SoloDev #Godot #RTS

I've finally added the 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 and 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀. Everything's good to go on the ATM. Now, off to work for a half-day! NYahaha 😅 Thanks on the tips for improvements everyone! 👍 #GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev #SoloDev #Godot #RTS

Not much going on today. I just added the 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, as someone had suggested. I might look into adding the 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 later tonight, if I have time, Nytie nyt 😴 #GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev #SoloDev #Godot #RTS

Just ran a test on 𝗖𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗿-𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽’𝘀 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗺 and not satisfied yet with the results T_T anyway,Target lock was dead-on, and the energy output held steady through the stress test. No overheating :) No misfires :) Just clean, raw firepower !🚀 #GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev #SoloDev #Godot #RTS

The craziest and most challenging parts of this project is designing the control system. Imagine the complexity involved: [𝗖𝗧𝗥𝗟+𝗔] -Select all units, [𝗖𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗞+𝗗𝗥𝗔𝗚 - 𝗕𝗼𝘅] -Select multiple units. [𝗗𝗕𝗟+𝗖𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗞] - Select same units. more control next... #GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev #SoloDev #Godot